Assistant Management Accountant

Blue Legal; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Legal, partnering with a leading law firm, seeks an Assistant Management Accountant in Leicester to join the Finance & Accounts team. The role supports timely financial reporting, management accounts and reconciliations, and helps with month-end and year-end processes.

Based in Leicester with hybrid working from at least one day per week, the position is full-time (35 hours per week). You will work with the team to maintain strong financial controls and provide accurate management

Qualifications

• AAT qualified or equivalent accounting qualification.
• Experience with month-end and year-end reporting and reconciliations.
• Strong Excel and financial systems skills.

Responsibilities

• Support month-end reporting with fixed assets, prepayments, accruals and journals.
• Maintain balance sheet reconciliations and resolve discrepancies timely.
• Assist VAT returns, statutory submissions and year-end accounts.
• Manage areas of purchase and nominal ledgers and handle queries.
• Support cashflow monitoring, partner account reconciliations and payments.
• Produce management information for WIP, chargeable time and department performance.
• Assist audits, finance projects and process improvements.

Education

AAT qualification or equivalent/higher-level accounting qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

Blue Legal is partnering with a leading law firm to recruit an Assistant Management Accountant to join its Finance & Accounts team in Leicester. The successful candidate will support the delivery of accurate financial reporting, management accounts and reconciliations, while assisting with month-end and year-end processes and wider finance projects.

This is a full-time position based in Leicester (35 hours per week – 1 hour lunch break), with hybrid working available at least 1 day a week.

The Responsibilities:

• Support month-end reporting, preparing schedules for fixed assets, prepayments and accruals, posting journals and assisting with the preparation of monthly management accounts.
• Maintain balance sheet reconciliations, investigating discrepancies and ensuring outstanding items are resolved accurately and within required timescales.
• Assist with VAT returns, statutory and regulatory submissions, year-end accounts and tax analysis, ensuring financial records remain complete and accurate.
• Manage designated areas of the purchase and nominal ledgers, reviewing transactions, expenses and payment processes and resolving queries as required.
• Support cashflow monitoring, partner account reconciliations and the preparation of partner payments and drawings.
• Produce financial analysis and management information across areas including WIP, chargeable time, fee targets and departmental performance to support business decision-making.
• Assist with audits, finance projects, systems developments and process improvements, helping to maintain robust financial controls while providing guidance to junior team members where required.

The Candidate:

• AAT qualified, or holding an equivalent or higher-level accounting qualification, with a strong understanding of management accounting principles and financial controls.
• Previous experience supporting month-end and year-end reporting, balance sheet reconciliations, ledger management, VAT requirements and audit processes.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and financial systems skills, with the ability to analyse financial data, identify trends and produce accurate management information.